Transitions Clinic

The Transitions Clinic programs in Connecticut are part of a growing national consortium of over 40 primary care centers, the Transitions Clinic Network (TCN), that serve the health and social needs of individuals recently released from incarceration. Each clinic has a culturally-competent healthcare provider with experience working with individuals impacted by incarceration as well as a community health worker who has been personally incarcerated.

Research has demonstrated that the TCN program has been associated with lwith lower emergency department utilization, decreased odds of reincarceration, and incarceration days. Further, when patients are referred directly by correctional systems to TCN programs, they have fewer acute care visits. A SEICHE Center study demonstrated a positive return on investment in criminal justice system costs.

Thrive CT is a transitional care coordination program designed to support individuals returning to the community following involvement with the Department of Correction (DOC). The program works to help participants connect with medical care, behavioral health services, substance use treatment, community resources, and other supportive services that may assist with a successful transition back into the community.

Through Thrive CT, participants may receive support from Registered Nurses (RNs) and Community Health Workers (CHWs) who assist with care coordination, appointment scheduling, health education, medication continuity, transportation barriers, and linkage to community resources such as housing, food, behavioral health, and primary care services.

Participation in Thrive CT is voluntary. The goal of the program is to help reduce barriers to care, improve continuity of services, and support participants in meeting their health and community re-entry needs.

As part of the Transitions Clinic Network, each year teams of healthcare providers, community health workers, and community members from across the country come together to envision how the healthcare system can improve the health and well-being of communities impacted by mass incarceration. Watch the videos to learn more.

Cost savings of a primary care program for individuals recently released from prison: a propensity-matched study

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